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By Dilip M. Salwi

ISBN-10: 8129103869

ISBN-13: 9788129103864

ISBN-10: 8129130912

ISBN-13: 9788129130914

Born in a standard kin of Karnal, Haryana, Kalpana Chawla had an not likely historical past and detrimental weather for turning into an astronaut. Braving competition from her father or even a few of her academics, Kalpana, notwithstanding, actually reached for the celebrities, through changing into an aerospace engineer.
Described as a ‘terrific engineer' via NASA, she went to area no longer as soon as yet two times. This booklet tells the tale of the perseverance that enabled her to arrive those heights. via it she remained easy, approachable and down to earth, often called ‘KC' to her colleagues and ‘Kalpana Didi' to her younger pals. Her promising existence ended tragically while the distance trip Columbia disintegrated in house on 1 February 2003. Her indomitable spirit, even though, will proceed to motivate us forever to come.

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